VIDEO GAMES Flashcards
VCS (video standard council)
non for profit organisation involved in classification of video games - administrator of PEGI system
digital convergence
the ability to view the same multimedia content from different types of devises
prosumer
audiences who both consume and produce content
conglomerate
a large corporation, intersecting multiple markers + industries (mass media industries)
media regulation
the control or guidance of mass media by governments and other bodies
oligopoly
a state of limited competition in which a market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers
where is MOJANG based
Stockholm, Sweden
who founded minecraft and in what year
founded by Markus “notch” Persson in 2009
when was MOJANG bought by Microsoft and how much was the takeover
September 2014, for $2.5bn
Figure for active users
140M
what game did miencraft surpass in sales, becoming the most successful game of the decade
it has sold 180M copies over the last 10 years
what type of game is Minecraft
a sandbox game = a unique game genre meaning open ended game without a specific goal or constraining guideline
what is the PEGI rating for minecraft
PEGI 7 - meaning it appeals to all audiences and families
why has ownership impacted the popularity of Minecraft
- audience ownership of the game has been crucial as players have become prosumers to help complete the creation of the game
- the takeover of Microsoft of Mojang led to increased popularity of miencraft as it expanded the game and made it platform agnostic, changing the original niche appeal of the game to a more mass audience, while still keeping the conventions and ethos of the original game
audiences theories relating to Minecraft
- end of audiences = shirkey - specific
- Media effects = bandura
- reception theory = hall
- cultivation = gerbner
- Fandom = jenkins - specific
